A GreenFlame Twist

Dragons Rising Episode 10, Battle of the Second Monastery

A/N: I try to use as much of the actual dialogue and character actions from the episodes as I can. I'm sorry if I get anything wrong, it is purely unintentional. Also, I do not own Ninjago and credit for all show dialogue and characters goes to their owners.

A/N: This episode was suggested by Casper156 on Fanfiction.net

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The interior doors of the Monastery of Imperium shake as Photacs outside ram into it.

Lloyd takes a step back, pressing two fingers against the comm that's sewn into his gi hood.

"Sora? Arin? Hello? Anyone?" He asks, trying to reach his students. After a few moments he turns to face the other ninja and Wyldfyre, saying, "Their comms are still down."

"Or worse." Nya theorizes. A panicked expression flashes across Lloyd's face as he turns to look back at the doors, more Photacs causing it to shake.

Wyldfyre smacks her fist into her palm, growling out, "I didn't like running away anyway."

"Hard agree." Kai says, glaring at the doors. The two look at each other and set a hand aflame, giving each other a fiery high five.

"We could fight the Empress all day, but these dragons can't get caught in the crossfire." Lloyd says, pointing to the exhausted dragons behind them.

"We need Sora to shut down those Photacs."

Nya turns to look at the portal she and Kai came through earlier. An idea sparks in her mind.

"Or..." she begins, "we get the dragons out of here."

She points to the portal as the others turn to look at her. "That portal is how Kai and I came here." She explains, then starts to run over to it, the other following closely behind. "If we could activate it again, we could send all these dragons somewhere safe."

As they come to a halt in front of the portal gate, Lloyd asks her, "Would that work?"

Zane steps forwards and scans the gate, after which he announces, "This gate appears to be linked to our Monastery. But it is designed for much smaller transports. Based on its power readings, it could not handle the transfer of this many dragons."

Another loud thud comes from the doors, reminding them that there are still Photacs trying to get inside.

Lloyd turns to Zane, asking, "Can we increase the power of that portal gate?"

Zane thinks for a moment before replying, "It would need to be an extraordinarily large increase."

"We're right outside the palace. I bet there's something in there that could power the gate up." Nya points out, gesturing to the doors.

Zane scans the area she pointed to, eyes flashing white for a moment.

"I do detect a tremendous energy source." He confirms, but then points to the floor under them, saying in a sort of awestruck voice, "It is not in the palace. It is beneath us. I have never seen such a singular reserve of energy."

Lloyd shrugs his shoulders and suggests, "It's probably a giant battery that runs this whole kingdom."

The doors shake again, this time seeming stronger than the last. Kai worriedly looks at the doors before turning back to the others and saying, "Whatever you're gonna do, do it now. These things are gonna break through any minute."